The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-17

corporation, and do hereby and by these
presents form, organize and constitute our
| selves, and all such other persons rs may
! hereafter become associated with us, into a
| body corporate or corporation, and to that
end, and for that purpose do covenant and
agree to be governed by the following s'ip-
! Articles of Corporation, which are to be
the charter o: said corporation. to-wit
| ARTICLE I.
| The name and title of this corporation
shall he The Houston, Central Arkansas
and Northern Railroad Company, and that
by SAID name said corporation shall have
| succession and corporate existence for and
during tho full term Of ninety-nine years
! solved. 1t may sue and be sued may hold
real and personal estate; may make con-
tracts; may receive grants Of land, and
personal property, and generally shall pos
such corporations are Or may be authorized
to possess under the Constitution or by any
general law of this State.
ARTICLE II.
Tho place chosen for the domicile, of said
corporation is Monroe, in the parish of
| Ouachita, State of Louisiana.
! ARTICLE III.
! The purposes for which said corporation
| has been organized are as follows:
Section l. TO locate, construct, own and
manage a railroad, with one or more tracks
! and suitable turnOuts and switches upon
such guage and construction, and upon such
| a course or route AS the chief engineer of
| the company, with the approval of tho di
| rectors, may deem most advisable and OK
pedient, beg inning. however, at or near
Monroe, in the parish of Ouachita, Louisi
ana, and running thence through such
parts OF the parishes of Ouachita, Jackson.
VIM, Natchitoches, Sabine and Vernon as
may be selected, to such point on the line
between the States of Louisiana and Texas,
as said chief engineer, with the approval
of a majority of the Directors, may deem
advisable, there to connect with railroad
constructed or to be constructed from said
point to the city of Houston, in the county
of Harris, State of Texas, with Il branch
line Of said railroad beginning at or near
said town of Monroe, in said parishof Onacl,
ita, Louisiana, and running thence through
such parts of tho parishes of Ouachta,
Jackson, Caldwell, Winn, Catahoula, Grant
| and Rapides, as may be selected, to such IL
point at or near the town OF Alexandria, in
| the parish of Rapides, state of Louisiana,
! as said chief engineer, with the approval OF
| the Directors, may deem advisable.
| operate, maintain and use such branch
| railroads and tracks as a majority of the
Directors OF said company may from time
to time deem proper, eSpodient and for tho
| interest OF said company. Said company
shall not be restricted in tho exercise of
| these privileges OF, to or concerning either
OF said branch railroads to the State OF Lou
| isiana but may connect its main line with
any other line or lines in such other States
as shall authorize the exercise of said priv
ilege within their limits; and the said com
|
| maintain proper elevators, and freight and
passenger depots, at such points and places
! as may be deemed most convenient and
proper, and said company shall have the
right to acquire by appropriation such
property as it may require for tracks, road
| bed, depot, elevators or other necessary
purposes.
| Sec. 3. To purchase, hold. operate, MAIN
| tain and use any connecting railroad or
| railroads, or to consolidate with tho same
and make one company under the name of
! the companies so consolidating, or any
other name.
Sec. 4. TO construct, establish or pur-
! chase in this State and thereafter to own,
maintain and use such wharves, bridges,
piers, harbors, steamboats,. warehouses
| elevators, yards. depots, stations and other
works as said company may deem neces-
! sary, or as will tend to aid said company
| in the prosecution OF the purposes for which
| it was formed, and to manage and operate
| the same in such manner as may be deemed
| necessary and most likely to promote the
welfare of said corporation.
| Sec. S. To take, transport, carry and
convey persons and property upon it's said
railroad and branches, and to receive for
! safe keeping, and to store merchandise and
property in it's yards, elevators and ware
| houses, and to receive for such transporta-
ton, safe keeping or storage such tolls and
charges as may from time to time be est abb
lished by the Directors of said railroad
company; to make advances of money or
credits for charges made by other transpor-
tation lines upon merchandise or property
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to be stored i'll its yards, warehouses or elc-
yators. to such extent and upon such terms
and conditions as the Directors of such
company may from time to time establish
or authorize to be established.
Sec. g. TO obtain and receive by grant.
gift, devise and bequest both real and per-
J sonal property; to have and to bold such real
and personal property for the objects, pur-
poses, intents and business of the company
Sec: TO construct and maintain its
, said railroads, or any part of the same. and
J to have tie right of way therefor across
along or upon any waters, water-courses
lake, bay. inlet, street, highway, turnpike
} or canal which its said railroads may sc
pass along, intersect, touch or cross.
Sec. g. 10 obtain by grant or otherwise
from any parish city or village within this
2 State. any rights privileges or franchises
} that any of said parishes, cities villages
D may choose to grant in reference to tho
construction. maintainance, management
3 its depots. cars locomotives, and its bust
{ ness within the limits of each or any o
( such parishes, cities and villages.
Sec. .. To appropriate property accord
6 ing to existing or future laws.
) Sec. 10. To cross, intcrsect, join ant
4 unite it's railroad and branches with an
other railroad heretofore or hereafter con
o structcd in tho State of Louisiana, or an,
o other state. at any point upon its route
) and upon the ground Of such other railr
0 with the necessary turnouts, sidings
switches, and other ConVenienceS, in fur
o therance of tho objects of its connections.
70 Sec. II. TO purchase or lease from an
% railroad, company or corporation, ut an
charter, franchises, property and aDpurte
Z nanceS thereof, and 10 maintain and uS
= tho same as Il part of the property of TN
Z company.
Sec. u. To borrow money or 10 purchae
or lease property on it's own credits for IL